食べ物（たべもの、tabemono）
- food

The Japanese word 食べ物 (たべもの) directly translates to "food" or "something to eat" in English. It refers to any substance that people or animals consume to obtain nutritional support for their bodies. This includes a wide variety of items, from basic staples like rice and vegetables to processed foods and snacks. 食べ物 encompasses both cooked and uncooked items.

⚫︎私の好きな食べ物は寿司です。 Translation: My favorite food is sushi. ⚫︎冷蔵庫にたくさんの食べ物が入っています。 Translation: There's a lot of food in the refrigerator. ⚫︎犬に食べ物を与えました。 Translation: I gave the dog food.

You can use 食べ物 in various situations when discussing food. This includes talking about meals, ingredients, groceries, or anything related to what people eat. It is a very common and versatile word. You can use it in both formal and informal conversations.

食べ物 is typically written in kanji as 食べ物. The reading is たべもの in hiragana. There is no other way to write this word. The okurigana (送りがな) – the hiragana that follow the kanji – is 物.

⚫︎ 料理 (りょうり) - Cooking, cuisine, dishes ⚫︎ 食物 (しょくもつ) - Food, foodstuffs (more formal) ⚫︎ 食べ物類 (たべものるい) - Foods, food items

There isn't a direct single antonym for 食べ物. However, it's opposite would be something that is *not* edible or a non-food item. Examples include: ⚫︎ ゴミ (gomi) - garbage, trash ⚫︎ 毒 (doku) - poison

毎日バランスの取れた食べ物を食べることは大切です。 ・Translation: It's important to eat a balanced diet every day. ・Explanation: This sentence emphasizes the importance of a well-balanced diet containing various types of 食べ物.

このレストランの食べ物はとても美味しいと評判です。 ・Translation: The food at this restaurant is reputed to be very delicious. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the quality of the 食べ物 served at a specific restaurant.

The word 食べ物 is a compound word. It is formed from the verb 食べる(たべる) - to eat, and 物 (もの) - thing. Therefore, 食べ物 literally means "a thing to eat" or "edibles."